70Lives review
A focused bookkeeping tool for self-employed beauty professionals managing tax and service costs.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
70Lives is finance and bookkeeping software for independent beauty professionals, including nail technicians, hair stylists, lash artists, makeup artists, aestheticians, and small salon owners. It is designed for non-accountants and Irish sole traders, combining income and expense tracking with receipt storage, tax calculations, service pricing tools, and business reporting. Its focus is practical financial organization rather than appointment management or broader salon operations.
The plan structure keeps the entry point simple. Basic is free per business and includes manual income and expense tracking, custom categories, basic reports, income goals, and automatic Google Drive saving. Premium costs €15 per month and adds receipt scanning, voice input, real-time tax estimates, pricing and overhead calculators, profit-per-service analysis, and a business analytics dashboard. A 14-day Premium trial is advertised without requiring a credit card. The free access is particularly relevant for self-employed professionals who need core bookkeeping before paying for automation and deeper analysis.
Its strongest fit is for users who want tax-oriented calculations and service-level profitability tools in one web app. Receipt scanning with OCR, real-time income tax, VAT, and capital-gains-tax calculations, plus offline synchronization, support regular financial upkeep. Google Drive and Gmail are the listed integrations. However, 70Lives does not include verified bank feeds, dedicated accountant access, or native mobile apps. Professionals who prefer manual control and need pricing, overhead, and tax tools should find the feature set aligned with their work. Those needing bank-connected bookkeeping, accountant collaboration, or mobile-native access should choose another product.
70Lives pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free plan covers income, expenses, categories, reports, and goals
- Premium adds OCR receipt scanning and real-time tax estimates
- Calculators connect service pricing with overheads and hourly rates
- Where it doesn't
- No verified bank-feed synchronization
- No dedicated accountant access
- Web-only access with no native mobile apps
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